how to pronounce independent

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

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independent is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of independent in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… where each finger is independent of one …”

meaning of independent

Independent means not dependent on anything or anyone else.

independent frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word independent occurs in english on average 45.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics independent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that independent can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;